What's wrong with this lawyer?!

President Wang finally shut his mouth but continued to glare at Tang Fangjing across the table. Old Tang blinked, completely unaware of why President Wang was so angry. "Mediator, since it's like this, we'll be leaving first. Let's follow whatever procedure is necessary," he said. After speaking, Old Tang stood up and walked straight towards the door. Lin Caijuan felt a headache coming on and quickly said, "Lawyer Tang, please wait a moment." After glancing at President Wang, she had no idea why the person across from her was so agitated; he didn't act at all like a senior corporate leader. What kind of negotiation was this? Starting with outrageous demands and ready to settle on the spot, yet getting impatient as soon as the other party voiced their perspective—then what's the point of talking? "So this is your stance, that you completely can't accept it?" Lin Caijuan asked. President Wang was about to speak again, but President Guo stopped him: "No, no, that's not it, we can still negotiate..." Before he could finish, Old Tang interrupted: "Negotiate? There's no need for that. Either you accept my demands, or we part ways and follow the procedure. What's there to negotiate?" President Guo's expression of agony grew even more evident. Damn it, could the two of you not fight it out, literally gone to the dogs here! On the contrary, the legal assistant beside him was quite entertained; this was indeed Lawyer Tang's consistent style. By now, surely nobody did not know the rule when facing Lawyer Tang during mediation: never say "impossible" or anything of the sort, otherwise, Lawyer Tang would straight up refuse to mediate and start using tougher measures against you. "Then there's no ****ing point in talking, damn it, putting on airs like you're the only one who knows how to leave!" With that, President Wang also stood up and headed for the door, figuring if they couldn't reach an agreement, then so be it. This time, Old Tang was momentarily stunned, but he soon laughed. This was just too interesting; he enjoyed such opponents. It's a standoff: whoever backs down is the dog! Lin Caijuan couldn't help but offer a bitter smile: "Well then, if the gap between the two sides is too great and mediation is unworkable, we'll just have to follow the procedure." By noon, at the restaurant downstairs of the company building, President Guo said to President Wang: "Why were you so impulsive just now? Shouldn't we at least listen to the other side's demands in full? Why get into an argument?" "I just can't stand that Tang Fangjing!" President Wang said sternly: "Demanding double wages the moment he opens his mouth. Who does he think he is? We have a contract here." "Can you not keep harping on that phrase? We've just told the labor bureau that there's no labor relationship, and here you are, talking about contracts at every turn. Do you really not take the law seriously?" President Guo was on the verge of yelling. "Alright, alright, I won't mention it anymore, okay? You're the legal director; you tell me what to do. Could he actually win the lawsuit?" President Wang said. President Guo, furrowing his brows, thought for a moment and said: "Let's order the food first." He seriously wanted to run away from all this mess. He hadn't interacted much with this Wang Yuanshan before, only knowing that the man had a bad temper and had been a street-level tough in the past. But now he realized that the man was simply not right in the head and had no idea how he ended up in the vice president's seat. In this day and age, running a business based solely on one's whims, then what's the point of doing business at all? Meanwhile, Old Tang returned to the hotel, with Wang Qingqing standing behind him, massaging his head as she asked, "Brother Tang, the way the other party behaved today, it really seems like there's no contract." "That's impossible. Yang Tiezhi told me that there definitely was a contract signed before, but it was taken away right after, and he never received it," Old Tang said with his eyes closed. "So, what do we do now? What if they produce the contract later? We won't be able to get double compensation," Wang Qingqing asked again. Old Tang, still with his eyes closed, said, "Later? When exactly? I'm sure they won't produce the contract during the arbitration phase." "They're just gambling to see if they'll lose." Old Tang's arbitration application had two parts: one was to confirm the labor relationship, and the other was for double wage compensation and compensation for illegal termination of the labor relationship. He had a clear understanding of Kaisen Company's intentions. In both his past and present lives, he had dealt with many similar cases, characterized by their self-deception, deliberately withholding evidence regarding fundamental facts. More often, such cases involved labor issues. Initially, the company would deny any labor relationship, holding onto the contract without submitting it. Then, after being sentenced to pay double wages, they would become anxious and appeal the ruling, presenting new evidence—the labor contract, to prove there was indeed an agreement between the two parties. Then there's an approach that goes one step further in cunningness, which often appears in legal novels or TV dramas, called "evidence ambush." The idea is to withhold evidence during the evidence submission period and then suddenly present a key piece of evidence at trial, as if to say, "Look, I have crucial evidence that proves this case!" "See how smart I am, totally catching the opposing lawyer off-guard!" Then, novels or TV dramas would emphasize the opposing lawyer's panic to demonstrate the protagonist's brilliance. Old Tang had watched some similar TV series and novels in a former life and couldn't stomach them. When you go for an evidence ambush, you blindside not just the opposing lawyer but also the judge hammering away on the bench, leaving them equally baffled. So why don't real-life lawyers employ such cunning tactics? It's simple: your evidence can easily be dismissed. That is to say, even if your evidence is genuine, the court can choose to ignore it because you failed to submit it within the evidentiary deadline.